Blackbox Systems
Platform

Blackbox

Your complete fishing and water sports companion

Blackbox is a comprehensive platform that helps you maximize your time on the water. Manage waypoints, plan routes, track your trips, and organize your media - all in one place.

Waypoint Manager

Store and organize your productive spots with full GPS metadata. Import from devices, export to fish finders.

  • Coordinates, elevation, speed data
  • Custom names and notes
  • Automatic lake association

Route Planner

Create and manage routes as ordered waypoint sequences. Plan efficient trips across your favorite waters.

  • Ordered waypoint sequences
  • Route organization by lake
  • GPX export for devices

Track Recorder

Record your actual movements during trips. Capture GPS segments with temporal data for later analysis.

  • GPS segments with timestamps
  • Speed and distance data
  • Historical trip archive

Lake Database

Comprehensive database of lakes and reservoirs with polygon boundaries. Pre-loaded with 30+ Texas lakes.

  • Precise boundary polygons
  • Import from Open Street Map
  • Proximity analysis

Media Gallery

Organize photos and videos from your trips. Calendar views, GPS extraction, and automatic lake tagging.

  • EXIF metadata extraction
  • Calendar heatmap view
  • Interactive location map

Web Interface

Full-featured Angular web application with interactive Leaflet maps and Navionics tile support.

  • Interactive mapping
  • Responsive design
  • Real-time filtering

Device Integration

Seamlessly exchange data with your existing equipment.

GPX Format

Industry-standard GPS Exchange Format for importing and exporting waypoints, routes, and tracks. Compatible with virtually any GPS device or mapping application.

Humminbird

Direct support for Humminbird fish finder format (.hwm). Export your waypoints and routes directly to your fish finder for use on the water.

Navionics Maps

Professional-grade mapping tiles integrated into the web interface. View detailed bathymetric data and nautical charts alongside your waypoints.

Technical Details

Platforms

Linux and macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)

Storage

BadgerDB embedded database - no external dependencies

Security

JWT authentication, TLS/SSL with Let's Encrypt

API

Comprehensive REST API for all operations

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